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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1995
Scott Anthony Lambert, East Bethel, MN (US);
Aequitron Medical, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A redundant alarm system including a central controller that interfaces with a first alarm, a second alarm, a visual indicator and an acoustic sensor. When an alarm condition exists, the controller activates the primary alarm causing the primary alarm to generate an audible first alarm signal. The audible first alarm signal is transmitted from the primary alarm to the acoustical sensor. The acoustical sensor detects the audible first alarm signal and transduces the audible first alarm signal into a first feedback signal that is relayed to the controller. If the controller does not receive the first feedback signal from the acoustical sensor within a predetermined time after activating the primary alarm, the controller activates the secondary alarm and the visual indicator.